Jumpstarting America’s startups

April 5, 2012

President Obama signed the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act today, helping entrepreneurs access the capital they need to grow their companies and take them public. Before adding his signature, the President laid out how this new law could be a “game-changer” for small businesses:

Here’s what’s going to happen because of this bill. For business owners who want to take their companies to the next level, this bill will make it easier for you to go public. And that’s a big deal because going public is a major step towards expanding and hiring more workers. It’s a big deal for investors as well, because public companies operate with greater oversight and greater transparency.

And for start-ups and small businesses, this bill is a potential game-changer. Right now, you can only turn to a limited group of investors—including banks and wealthy individuals—to get funding. Laws that are nearly eight decades old make it impossible for others to invest. But a lot has changed in 80 years, and it’s time our laws did as well. Because of this bill, start-ups and small businesses will now have access to a big, new pool of potential investors—namely, the American people. For the first time, ordinary Americans will be able to go online and invest in entrepreneurs that they believe in.

Find out more about how President Obama is supporting America’s entrepreneurs.